Megson confident over Cahill

01 October 2009 18:11
Bolton boss Gary Megson is confident the club would be able to resist an "over-the-odds" bid for star defender Gary Cahill. Megson is a huge fan of the former Aston Villa man and recently admitted it would be "suicide" to sell the 23-year-old. Manchester United are the latest club to be credited with an interest in Cahill with Italian duo AC Milan and Juventus also rumoured to be admirers of the central defender. Bolton tied Cahill down to a new long-term deal in the summer removing an £8million escape clause from his contract in the process. Megson is determined to keep hold of the promising defender and believes the club would resist any bids to prevent Cahill leaving the Reebok. "Anything now would involve three parties - Gary, the club that wants him, and most of all this club," said Megson. "Although there are two (transfer) windows, the one in January is a market only for people with lots and lots of money because you have to pay way over the odds. "Obviously you can make a few quid if you've got one of those players other clubs are prepared to pay over the odds for. But I'm sure we won't be doing that." Megson added: "Football-wise I would never sell him, but it's not all just about football. "I don't make the decision on finance, but we now don't have to sell him for financial reasons, and we won't do."

Source: SKY_Sports